Philip oberst



No. almas. Patented 1an. |7,"|899.

. P. OBERST,

CAR LoAnlNG APPARATUS.l

(Application filed June 6, 1898.)

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SPECIFICATION ,farming-part f nctar;fatentlnuemees,dateduanufy171899L5 'Appnmn met Jumelage; semina. 682,703., (minnaar Be itknown that 1,' FHrL'IPfOsERs'r, 'aeitf zen of theUnited States, residing atVVest Siiperior, in the e'ounty of Douglas and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful" Improved Car-Loading Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

It is the object of my invention to provide an improved apparatus'for loadingv railroadrails, timbers, and logs uponcars Thesame lincludes three horses 'or movable supports,

which are adapted for use either upon the ground or upon a platform-car Whichmay be arranged adjacent to one end of the car to be loaded. These horses are distinguished by a peculiar construction and combination of parts, whereby they are adapted to coaet in such a manner as to enable the rails, rbc., to be loaded with ease and expedition. I also ,employ in connection with the aforesaid horses a hanging roller, which is adapted to be supported from the window of a box-car.

The construction and 'operation of parts are -as hereinafter described, and' illustrated in equidistantly from the horse B, which is located between them. The latter consists of a fourleg support 'or' frame having a top roller 1, which is arranged parallel to the top bar of the horse proper, as shown best int Fig. 1. The horses A C are distinguished bythe following features of construction: The top por- 'tion is formed of a fixed section 2 and a hinged section 3,which are normally alined, as-shown in Fig. 1, so that they form a plain or straight surface.

The section 3 is hinged at the outer. end of the horse, and its inner end is provided with two tongues 4f, which lit in corresponding recesses 5, formed in the adjacent `inner cud of the fixed section 2, At each end of the horses A C is arranged a pendent'ar'rn or legfG", which is adapted'toenterone of the keepers 7 ordinarily applied' tothe side :of a platform-car for' lholding 'stakes' or other sup-v poi-ts 'for side boards. "l/ It'wi'llfbe observed that `the said leg 6 isarranged e'xtte'riorly"to the supporting-legs of vth'e'horse andjis' suit-y ably'sefcure d thereto by means of (a cross-bar 8 and otherbarstl, as shownin Figjll Y An? other characteristic of said ho'rsesA C is thefl provision of a metal socket 10'at thev topico'rr' ner immediately1 over the pendent arm or leg 6. Said socket is formed of pieces of .strapiron suitably arranged; butin practice Imay employ a .cast-nietal' 'socket "10, as shoyvn in Fig. 4.- v Said socketl 10 is for the purpose of of skids 13. The latter are arranged in the usual way, theiry free ends resting upon the ,dock or platform Y, alongside which thecar X is located.

Another portion of my invention is a hanging roller 1i, Fig. 2, which consists of a rec- A.tangular frame having hooks 15 on one side and provided with an antifriction-roller at its upper end.` The said hooks are adapted toengage the window-sill of aboX-car Z, as shown. v

From the foregoing description the operation of my invention will be readily under- 4receiving hooks12, which form attachments stood. Rails Which are to be loaded into the box-car Z, are slid up on the skids 13 until they rest upon the fixed sections 2 of the horses A C. 'lhen the movable section 3 of that horsef-say'A-Which is adjacent 4to the box-car to ybe loaded is raised and thrown back, as shown i'n Fig. 1.- vThe rails are then' moved laterally-and slid onto the hinged section Sfof, say,horse C and also onto the roller lof the intermediate horse B.

. ln such caseit is apparent that the rails will `be supported solely bythe horses B and@ and that they' maybe easily rolle l endwise toward the opening or Window oi the box-car Z, when they will drop by gravity upon the roller 1l, hanging from said Window, 'and the endwise motion being continued the rails pass easily into the box-car.

ranged at either end of the platform-car X 'and that in-sueh case the hinged section of,

It is thus ap- .parent that rails may be loaded into a car ar.v

that horse which is adjacent to such bon-car must be raised, while the hinged section of I.fthe otheror corresponding one is left in its normal or closed position.

1t will be seen that the horses A B C may be located upon the ground and thus eifectf.

ively used for loading a platform-car. In

such case. however, the pendent legs 6 will obviously require to be inserted -in a hole formed for the purpose. Y

Having thus described n1 y invention, what I claim isl.. A car-loading apparatus having ahorse or support having a top section which is hinged and adapted to be thrown back for the purpose of temporaril)r lessening the height of sueh support, as shown and described.

2. A car-loading apparatus having a horse or movable support having a xed top section and a hinged top section which is normally na-lined with said iixed section and is pro- 'vided at its inner end with tongues that enter recesses in the iixed section, as shown and described. y

3; In :roar-loading apparatus, the combination with a car, of three horses or movable supports the middle or intermediate horse having a top roller and the others having `pendent legs adapted to enter keepers on the PHILIP onnRs'r.

Vitnesses:

LOUIS HANITCH, JAMES R. IIILE. 

